Southold Historical Museum

The Southold Historical Museum and Archives is located in the Prince-Bjerknes Archives Center named for Helen Prince and Clara Bjerknes, who together first took on the job of organizing the archival holdings. The museum and archives maintain the Maple Lane Museum Complex of eleven 18th and 19th century buildings, which showcases materials and artifacts in permanent and rotating exhibitions from the its extensive collections. The archival holdings date from 1650-Present, with the great majority from after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War (post 1784) and the largest portions dating to the mid 19th through the mid 20th centuries.

A significant part of the collection is the over 9,000 photographs that depict local people, places, sites, buildings, events, weddings, funerals, etc. The archive also consists of original diaries, letters, documents, ledgers, daybooks, genealogies, drawings, and other related materials of people who lived, visited and/or worked in Southold—The Ann Currie-Bell, Henry Fitz Family, Frank K. Hartley, Wiles Family and Charles Meredith Collections are examples of the latter. The museum also maintains other historic items, such pre-industrial artifacts, collection of sleighs, carriages, and other transportation, and the museum's burgeoning farm equipment collection.

Archives: By Appointment (2 weeks advance notice is preferred)

Museum Office: M - F, 10 am - 2 pm

Address: 54325 Main Road, PO Box 1, Southold, NY 11971

Website: https://www.southoldhistorical.org

Contact: 631-765-5500

info@southoldhistorical.org

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